What a night here in Kentucky (at least Etown)! Lightning and thunder woke me up around 2 am. Pretty strong stuff as I usually sleep right through storms. The rain started falling harder and all of a sudden, it sounded like rocks hitting the windows...that's right, hail! It was pea sized, but enough to get me out of bed to check the weather alerts. Nothing severe, but we were under a tornado watch until 6 am. I crawled back into bed and had a restless sleep after all the while hoping the storms would pass before 5 am so I could get my run in.
No such luck.
I was startled out of bed by thunder and lightning around 4:30 - right before my alarm was about to go off. I wearily worked my way down to the computer hoping still, that the radar was going to indicate this round was about over. It was not to be. The rain was coming down in sheets and the lightning was "cloud to ground" as all the weather alerts stated. So, I worked my way back upstairs to bed. I decided to watch the show mother nature was putting on for a little while. It really was beautiful - continuous lightning and rolling thunder. Finally, back to sleep for another few hours.
When I woke up at 6:30, I looked out and it was still raining. I realized I made the right choice by not running and I hope everyone else who was meeting this morning did as well. I still feel a little regret and a lot of guilt for missing the run. But I know I have my 12 miler to look forward to on Saturday and I'll still get over 20 miles for the week.
Plus, the whole not being struck by lightning or not being hit by a car who couldn't see me in the driving rain is a positive!
On a side note: When Emma woke up this morning and came into our room, I asked her if she heard the storm last night. Her response was, "It stormed last night?" At least one of us in the house got a full, restful night's sleep!
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